Product Management Job Trends

Product Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Product Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 286 296
Rank change year-on-year +31 +10 -98
Permanent jobs citing Product Management 512 563 517
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.88% 0.99% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 1.11% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 237 283 362
10th Percentile £41,075 £42,608 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,786 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -2.24%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £119,250 £95,750 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £64,108 £65,250
% change year-on-year -2.51% -1.75% +8.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Product Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,586 50,789 45,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.08% 89.40% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 28,463 25,691 35,102
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,720 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.42% +4.76% -2.78%

Product Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Product Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Product Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Product Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Management

Product Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Management over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Management within the UK over the 6 months to 18 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +39 457 £70,000 +3.70% 240
London +89 246 £80,000 - 74
UK excluding London -7 212 £62,500 -2.51% 204
Work from Home +21 164 £70,000 +7.69% 122
South East 0 68 £62,500 -3.85% 68
North of England +20 50 £75,000 +11.11% 37
Midlands -29 41 £62,250 -0.40% 37
West Midlands +10 27 £57,468 -11.59% 23
Yorkshire +10 26 £82,500 +26.92% 13
North West +11 23 £68,750 -1.79% 20
East of England +40 21 £72,000 -0.69% 21
South West -8 16 £62,500 +13.64% 25
Northern Ireland +7 12 £75,000 +26.20% 1
East Midlands -32 12 £80,000 +33.33% 13
Wales 0 4 £53,750 -16.16% 4
Scotland -3 3 £42,000 -29.33% 13
North East -5 1 - - 4

Product Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 16 (3.13%) Confluence
2 6 (1.17%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.39%) CICS
3 2 (0.39%) CMS
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.39%) MTS
Applications
1 13 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.78%) Trello
6 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 16 (3.13%) Payment Gateway
2 9 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.98%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.78%) Shopify
5 1 (0.20%) Magento
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 76 (14.84%) SaaS
2 63 (12.30%) Azure
3 48 (9.38%) AWS
4 29 (5.66%) GCP
5 21 (4.10%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (4.10%) PaaS
6 19 (3.71%) Power Platform
7 13 (2.54%) GitHub
7 13 (2.54%) H2O.ai
7 13 (2.54%) OpenShift
8 11 (2.15%) Vertex AI
9 9 (1.76%) Azure AI
10 8 (1.56%) GitHub Copilot
11 5 (0.98%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (0.78%) Collibra
12 4 (0.78%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 3 (0.59%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.59%) Microsoft 365
13 3 (0.59%) Snowflake
14 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.56%) Broadband
1 8 (1.56%) HTTP
1 8 (1.56%) SD-WAN
1 8 (1.56%) WAN
2 7 (1.37%) LAN
3 6 (1.17%) 5G
3 6 (1.17%) RTP
3 6 (1.17%) Wireless
4 5 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.78%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.78%) PSTN
6 2 (0.39%) ATM
6 2 (0.39%) GPRS
6 2 (0.39%) LTE
6 2 (0.39%) Modbus
6 2 (0.39%) SAN
7 1 (0.20%) 4G
7 1 (0.20%) Intranet
7 1 (0.20%) Network Security
7 1 (0.20%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.91%) Metadata
2 17 (3.32%) Power BI
3 14 (2.73%) Data Lake
3 14 (2.73%) Relational Database
4 10 (1.95%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.56%) RDBMS
6 7 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.17%) SAP BW
7 6 (1.17%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.98%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.98%) Tableau
9 4 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.59%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.39%) DB2
12 1 (0.20%) Big Data
12 1 (0.20%) Data Vault
12 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 33 (6.45%) JIRA
2 5 (0.98%) TeamCity
3 4 (0.78%) ERwin
4 3 (0.59%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.20%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.20%) Jaeger
General
1 200 (39.06%) Social Skills
2 182 (35.55%) Finance
3 113 (22.07%) Marketing
4 102 (19.92%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (9.77%) Legal
6 44 (8.59%) Law
7 43 (8.40%) Banking
8 35 (6.84%) Retail
9 33 (6.45%) Financial Institution
10 32 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 31 (6.05%) Manufacturing
12 26 (5.08%) Public Sector
13 24 (4.69%) Electronics
14 22 (4.30%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (4.10%) Presentation Skills
16 20 (3.91%) Telecoms
17 14 (2.73%) Digital Economy
17 14 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
18 13 (2.54%) Billing
19 11 (2.15%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 146 (28.52%) Product Manager
2 66 (12.89%) Lead
3 64 (12.50%) Senior
4 30 (5.86%) Senior Manager
5 23 (4.49%) Product Owner
6 21 (4.10%) Product Lead
6 21 (4.10%) Senior Product Manager
7 19 (3.71%) Product Management Director
8 18 (3.52%) Security Engineer
9 15 (2.93%) Architect
9 15 (2.93%) Developer
9 15 (2.93%) Digital Product Manager
10 14 (2.73%) Change Manager
10 14 (2.73%) Technical Support
11 11 (2.15%) Head of Product Management
12 10 (1.95%) Product Delivery Manager
13 9 (1.76%) Data Manager
13 9 (1.76%) Development Manager
13 9 (1.76%) Head of Digital
13 9 (1.76%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.91%) REST
2 17 (3.32%) YAML
3 13 (2.54%) Keras
3 13 (2.54%) PyTorch
3 13 (2.54%) TensorFlow
4 8 (1.56%) Flask
5 7 (1.37%) .NET
5 7 (1.37%) EDI
5 7 (1.37%) FastAPI
6 6 (1.17%) Node.js
7 5 (0.98%) React
8 4 (0.78%) JSON
8 4 (0.78%) OAuth
8 4 (0.78%) SAML
8 4 (0.78%) SOAP
8 4 (0.78%) XML
9 3 (0.59%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.59%) Vue
10 2 (0.39%) Spring
10 2 (0.39%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 78 (15.23%) Product Ownership
2 55 (10.74%) Onboarding
3 35 (6.84%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (6.25%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.52%) Data Centre
6 17 (3.32%) Security Posture
7 12 (2.34%) AI Agents
8 11 (2.15%) Driving Licence
9 10 (1.95%) Cloud Native
10 9 (1.76%) IoT
10 9 (1.76%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.76%) Social Media
11 8 (1.56%) Mobile App
12 7 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.37%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 7 (1.37%) Tandem
12 7 (1.37%) Virtual Team
13 6 (1.17%) Algorithms
13 6 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
14 4 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.17%) Windows
2 4 (0.78%) Linux
3 2 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
3 2 (0.39%) zOS
4 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (46.68%) Roadmaps
2 198 (38.67%) Agile
3 124 (24.22%) Product Roadmap
4 121 (23.63%) Problem-Solving
5 119 (23.24%) Product Strategy
6 99 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 88 (17.19%) Stakeholder Management
8 83 (16.21%) User Experience
9 81 (15.82%) AI
10 80 (15.63%) Analytics
11 72 (14.06%) Computer Science
12 67 (13.09%) Information Security
13 65 (12.70%) Mentoring
14 64 (12.50%) B2B
15 62 (12.11%) Decision-Making
15 62 (12.11%) Product Vision
16 58 (11.33%) Coaching
17 57 (11.13%) User Stories
17 57 (11.13%) Value Proposition
18 55 (10.74%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 41 (8.01%) SQL
2 34 (6.64%) Python
3 20 (3.91%) Java
4 17 (3.32%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.17%) C#
6 5 (0.98%) Go
7 3 (0.59%) C++
8 2 (0.39%) Bash
8 2 (0.39%) COBOL
8 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.39%) JCL
8 2 (0.39%) PHP
8 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.39%) Scala
8 2 (0.39%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.20%) Groovy
9 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.20%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.20%) R
9 1 (0.20%) SHACL
Qualifications
1 124 (24.22%) Degree
2 56 (10.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 52 (10.16%) Master's Degree
4 33 (6.45%) Security Cleared
5 21 (4.10%) SC Cleared
6 9 (1.76%) MBA
7 8 (1.56%) PMI Certification
7 8 (1.56%) PMP
8 7 (1.37%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.98%) CISSP
9 5 (0.98%) CSPO
10 4 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.78%) CISM
10 4 (0.78%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.59%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.59%) CITP
11 3 (0.59%) HNC
11 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.39%) Dell Certification
12 2 (0.39%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.25%) QA
2 27 (5.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.30%) NIST
4 20 (3.91%) Data Quality
5 18 (3.52%) NCSC
6 15 (2.93%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.17%) ISO 20022
8 5 (0.98%) GDPR
8 5 (0.98%) IFRS
8 5 (0.98%) PMO
8 5 (0.98%) SLA
9 4 (0.78%) SEPA
10 3 (0.59%) ISO 8583
10 3 (0.59%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.39%) COREP
11 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.39%) FINREP
11 2 (0.39%) PSD2
12 1 (0.20%) GRC
12 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 11 (2.15%) Docker
2 5 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.98%) vSphere
3 3 (0.59%) Firmware
4 2 (0.39%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.39%) RACF
4 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 11 (2.15%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.95%) Terraform
3 4 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (0.39%) WSUS
5 1 (0.20%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) Argo
5 1 (0.20%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.20%) Kustomize
5 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 59 (11.52%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.86%) Google
3 19 (3.71%) Salesforce
4 18 (3.52%) Databricks
5 15 (2.93%) Dell
5 15 (2.93%) Foundry
6 14 (2.73%) SAP
7 13 (2.54%) NVIDIA
8 6 (1.17%) Zoho
9 5 (0.98%) Adobe
9 5 (0.98%) VMware
10 4 (0.78%) Manugistics
10 4 (0.78%) Sage
11 3 (0.59%) Apple
11 3 (0.59%) Cisco
11 3 (0.59%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.59%) Oracle
11 3 (0.59%) Tenable
11 3 (0.59%) YouTube
12 2 (0.39%) Juniper